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Activity 1.
Do this before the class. Watch the video.Activity 2.
Oral Reading. Practice the script with your teacher.
LORELAI: Okay. . .I look great, right?
SOOKIE: Yes.
LORELAI: Yes, see. This is how I was supposed to look this morning. Good morning, Jackson.
SOOKIE: Oh my God, today was Rory's first day!
LORELAI: Yes, and I was supposed to look together and fabulous, and not like I'd been up all night playing quarters.
SOOKIE: Oh, nobody cares how you looked.
LORELAI: Everybody cared.
SOOKIE: Who?
LORELAI: Uh, the other moms, the headmaster, my mom, Luke, Miss Patty, the new fire chief with the tiny little head.
SOOKIE: [holds out a peach] Taste this.
LORELAI: [bites peach] Hm, a little watery.
JACKSON: Oh, now, you planned this!
SOOKIE: Did you say something about your mother?
LORELAI: Oh, yeah. I walked into the headmaster's office and there she was.
SOOKIE: Really? Why?
LORELAI: Because she knew I'd wake up late and dress like a cowgirl and humiliate myself.
SOOKIE: Wow, she's good.
LORELAI: The best.
[Sookie rolls a peach along the floor.]
JACKSON: Oh, I would love to know what you're doing.
SOOKIE: They're rolling differently, too.
JACKSON: Oh, because of the extra water.
SOOKIE: Exactly.
JACKSON: Makes perfect sense.
SOOKIE: Well, I would ignore those women because the only thing that matters is that Rory got into that great school.
LORELAI: I know. She looked so amazing in her uniform, and she was so excited. And I just admire her so much jumping into a new school. She's my hero.
SOOKIE: Mine, too.
JACKSON: Oh, yeah, sign me up. Sookie, the peaches, please.
[Michel walks in]
MICHEL: Excuse me. There's a phone call for you, and if I'm to fetch you like a dog, I'd like a cookie and a raise.
LORELAI: [to Jackson] Thanks for the peach. [hands the peach to him, then walks away]
[Cut to the lobby; a few older women are looking at a guide book as Lorelai and Michel walk by]
WOMAN: This will be absolutely wonderful. There are supposed to be darling shops all up and down this street. [to Michel] Oh, excuse me sir. Can you tell me where we can find the best antiques?
MICHEL: At your house, I'd guess. [walks off]
LORELAI: [on phone at the front desk] Mom, did I give you this number, 'cause I don't remember giving you this number. Yeah, well, I must be losing my mind. What can I, uh. . . I'm sorry Mom, can you hold on one second? [covers phone] Um, Drella, could you just, uh, take it down just a notch? Thanks. [on phone] Okay, I'm back.
EMILY: I wanted you to know that I just bought a parking space for Rory at Chilton.
LORELAI: You what?
EMILY: They are very hard to come by, but I pulled a few strings and it's all hers.
LORELAI: Mom, uh, Rory doesn't have a car.
Activity 3.
Listening Comprehension.A. Talk about the following lines, what do they mean?
1. Yes, and I was supposed to look together and fabulous, and not like I'd been up all night playing quarters.
2. Because she knew I'd wake up late and dress like a cowgirl and humiliate myself.
3. She looked so amazing in her uniform, and she was so excited. And I just admire her so much jumping into a new school. She's my hero.
4. There's a phone call for you, and if I'm to fetch you like a dog, I'd like a cookie and a raise.
5. WOMAN: [to Michel] Oh, excuse me sir. Can you tell me where we can find the best antiques?
MICHEL: At your house, I'd guess.
6. Yeah, well, I must be losing my mind.
7. Um, Drella, could you just, uh, take it down just a notch? Thanks.
8. They are very hard to come by, but I pulled a few strings and it's all hers.
B. Answer the following questions:
1. What did Lorelai and Sookie talk about?
2. How does Lorelai look in her outfit now?
3. How does Sookie feel about Rory going to Chilton?
4. Why was Michel a bit upset with Lorelai?
5. Why did Emily call at the inn?